Truss



Feb. 18, 1930.

e. F. HOGAN TRUSS Filed Oct. 4, 1928 INV NTOR gnu;

ATTORNEYs Patented Feb. 18, 1930 GEORGE FRANCIS HOGAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TR'USS Application filed October 4, 1928. Serial No. 310,208.

This invention relates to hernial trusses and particularly to an improved truss adapt ed for use during the night when the afiiicted person is resting in bed.

Trusses of various types have been in use for many years. Nearly all such devices depend for support upon belts which encircle the waist of the wearer. Such belts cause only relatively slight discomfort when the body is upright, but the constriction produced thereby is disagreeable and irritating when the wearer relaxes in a reclining posture. Sleep is disturbed, and the wearer is afforded little, if any, relief.

it is the object of the present invention to provide a simple and efiective truss which may be applied and removed easily and may be worn With a minimum of discomfort when the user is reclining, the truss affording, nevertheless, substantial support for the intestine.

Other objects and advantages of the inven tion will be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of the truss,

Fig. 2 is an elevation indicating the application of the truss to the body, and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, I provide a pad of suitable form, preferably somewhat larger than the pads employed usually in connection with trusses of the ordinary type. The padmay be made of any suitable mate- 3 rial, and is covered preferably with a soft,

non-irritating enclosure of leather, for eX- ample. The pad is supported by a resilient member adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer and sha-ped'to grip the leg without substantial pressure so that the truss may be worn without discomfort and nevertheless affords the necessary support. To accompli sh this result, the resilient member is preferably in the form of a spiral and is of such dimensions as to meet the requirement of the particular individual. The resilient member may be constructed of any suitable material such as light spring steel, and is preferably enclosed in a suitable envelope of leather or other suitable material of non-irritating character.

The preferred form of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a pad 5 of suitable shape and dimensions, covered as hereinbefore described and adapted to rest against the wall of the abdomen. It is connectedby a short extension 6 to the supporting band 7 which, as indicated in the drawing, is of spiral form and shaped to encircle the leg of the wearer. The band he made of light spring steel or other suitable resilient material adapted to grip the leg with a slight pressure suificient to maintain the device in the desired position. It is provided with any suitable covering 8 to avoid contact of the metal with the skin.

The device may be applied and removed readily by flexing the band, and when in place the pad 5 is held firmly in position, affording the slight pressure which is necessary to accomplish the desired result. The device as described avoids the constricting effect of belts, and the wearer may shift his position without experiencing the irritating effect of such belts. The wearer is able, therefore, to sleep without discomfort either from the hernia or from the truss.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the device wit-hout departing from the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I claim:

An improved hernial truss which comprises a pad and a spiral resilient band connectedthereto and adapted to encircle the leg and to hold the pad firmly against the abdominal wall of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE FRANCIS HOGAN. 

